Core Internal Medicine Residency Training (R1-R3)

The ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Core Internal Medicine Residency Training Program spans three years, encompassing program levels R1, R2, and R3. Upon successful completion of these initial (core) three years, residents have the opportunity to pursue Subspecialty Residency Training, where they can select from a diverse range of specialties and progress through program levels R4, R5, and, in certain cases, R6.

This program is fully accredited by both the and by the .Ìý

The ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Core Internal Medicine Residency Training Program is based at three major teaching centres on the island of Montreal. Each year residents will rotate across the three base hospital sites (Montreal General Hospital, Royal Victoria Hospital, Jewish General Hospital) during their training. To learn more about the program please click here.

Note: The ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Core Internal Medicine Residency Training Program (R1-R3) is not to be confused with the General Internal Medicine Subspecialty Residency Training Program (R4-R5).

Application Process

The ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Postgraduate Medical Education (PGME) Office has created a that provides application processes for applicants. While the PGME website already has all the required information, we're providing extra support with quick links below to help you navigate the application process more easily.

How to Apply:
  • Prospective Residents can click here for a step-by-step application process.
  • International Medical Graduates sponsored by contracts can click here for a step-by-step application process.
Deadlines:
  • ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ deadlines can be found by clicking here
  • CaRMS deadlines can be found by
Program Descriptions:
  • ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ program description can be found by clicking here
  • CaRMS program description can be found by
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Postgraduate Training Program Directors

CORE INTERNAL MEDICINE│CARDIOLOGY│DERMATOLOGY│ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM│GASTROENTEROLOGY│GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE│GERIATRIC MEDICINE│HEMATOLOGY│IMMUNOLOGY & ALLERGY│MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES│MEDICAL BIOCHEMISTRY│NEPHROLOGY│RESPIRATORY MEDICINE│RHEUMATOLOGY
CORE INTERNAL MEDICINE

Dr. Ning-Zi Sun

Program Director
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Core Internal Medicine
Residency Training Program (R1-R3)
residency.internalmed [at] mcgill.ca

Dr. Jonathan How

Assistant Program Director
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Core Internal Medicine
Residency Training Program (R1-R3)
residency.internalmed [at] mcgill.ca

Dr. Samuel Mamane

JGH Site Program Director
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Core Internal Medicine
Residency Training Program (R1-R3)
residency.imjgh [at] mcgill.ca

Dr. Sana Swaleh

MGH Site Program Director
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Core Internal Medicine
Residency Training Program (R1-R3)
residency.immgh [at] mcgill.ca

Dr. Penny Toliopoulos

RVH Site Program Director
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Core Internal Medicine
Residency Training Program (R1-R3)
residency.imrvh [at] mcgill.ca

Dr. Jonathan Houle

Point-of-Care Ultrasound (PoCUS) Curriculum Director
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Core Internal Medicine
Residency Training Program (R1-R3)
residency.internalmed [at] mcgill.ca

CARDIOLOGY

Dr. Negareh Mousavi

Program Director
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Cardiology
Residency & Fellowship Training Program (R4+)
residency.cardiology [at] mcgill.ca

DERMATOLOGY

Dr. Therese El Helou

Program Director
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Dermatology
Residency & Fellowship Training Program (R4+)
residency.dermatology [at] mcgill.ca

ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM

Dr. Vanessa Tardio

Program Director
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Endocrinology & Metabolism
Residency & Fellowship Training Program (R4+)
residency.endocrinology [at] mcgill.ca

Dr. Vincent Larouche

Program Director
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Endocrinology & Metabolism
Residency & Fellowship Training Program (R4+)
residency.endocrinology [at] mcgill.ca

GASTROENTEROLOGY

Dr. Chiara Saroli Palumbo

Program Director
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Gastroenterology
Residency & Fellowship Training Program (R4+)
residency.gastroenterology [at] mcgill.ca

GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE

Dr. Teresa Cafaro

Interim Program Director
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ General Internal Medicine
Residency & Fellowship Training Program (R4+)
residencygim [at] mcgill.ca

Dr. Natasha Nathoo

Co-Program Director
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ General Internal Medicine
Residency & Fellowship Training Program (R4+)
residencygim [at] mcgill.ca

Dr. Stéphanie-Kim Cérat

Co-Program Director
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ General Internal Medicine
Residency & Fellowship Training Program (R4+)
residencygim [at] mcgill.ca

GERIATRIC MEDICINE

Dr. Catherine Talbot-Hamon

Program Director
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Geriatric Medicine
Residency & Fellowship Training Program (R4+)
residency.geriatrics [at] mcgill.ca

HEMATOLOGY

Dr. Laura Anne Habib

Co-Program Director
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Hematology
Residency & Fellowship Training Program (R4+)
residency.hematology [at] mcgill.ca

Dr. Anna Nikonova

Co-Program Director
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Hematology
Residency & Fellowship Training Program (R4+)
residency.hematology [at] mcgill.ca

Dr. Chantal Cassis

Interim Co-Program Director
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Hematology
Residency & Fellowship Training Program (R4+)
residency.hematology [at] mcgill.ca

IMMUNOLOGY & ALLERGY

Dr. Natacha Tardio

Interim Program Director
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Allergy & Immunology
Residency & Fellowship Training Program (R4+)
residency.clinicalimmunology [at] mcgill.ca

MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Dr. Sapha Barkati

Program Director
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
Residency & Fellowship Training Program (R4+)
residency.medmicro [at] mcgill.ca

MEDICAL BIOCHEMISTRY

Dr. Brian Gilfix

Program Director
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Medical Biochemistry
Residency Training Program (R4+)
residency.medicalbiochemistry [at] mcgill.ca

NEPHROLOGY

Dr. Sonali de Chickera

Program Director
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Nephrology
Residency & Fellowship Training Program (R4+)
residency.nephrology [at] mcgill.ca

Dr. Sharon Nessim

Assistant Program Director
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Nephrology
Residency & Fellowship Training Program (R4+)
residency.nephrology [at] mcgill.ca

RESPIRATORY MEDICINE

Dr. Nan Zhao

Program Director
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Respiratory Medicine
Residency & Fellowship Training Program (R4+)
residency.respirology [at] mcgill.ca

RHEUMATOLOGY

Dr. Michael Stein

Program Director
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Rheumatology
Residency & Fellowship Training Program (R4+)
residency.rheumatology [at] mcgill.ca

Postgraduate Training Administrative Support

CORE INTERNAL MEDICINE│ALLERGY & IMMUNOLOGY│CARDIOLOGY│DERMATOLOGY│ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM│GASTROENTEROLOGY│GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE│GERIATRIC MEDICINE│HEMATOLOGY│MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES│MEDICAL BIOCHEMISTRY│NEPHROLOGY│RESPIRATORY MEDICINE│RHEUMATOLOGY
CORE INTERNAL MEDICINE

Brandy Phillips

Student Affairs Administrator
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Core Internal Medicine
Residency Training Program (R1-R3)
residency.internalmed [at] mcgill.ca

Laurie Archambault

Student Affairs Coordinator
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Core Internal Medicine
Residency Training Program (R1-R3)
core-internalmedicine.med [at] mcgill.ca

Angie Sacratini

Student Affairs Coordinator
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Core Internal Medicine
Residency Training Program (R1-R3)
residency.imjgh [at] mcgill.ca

Sandra Persaud

Student Affairs Coordinator
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Core Internal Medicine
Residency Training Program (R1-R3)
residency.immgh [at] mcgill.ca

Carol Seguin

Student Affairs Coordinator
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Core Internal Medicine
Residency Training Program (R1-R3)
residency.imrvh [at] mcgill.ca

ALLERGY & IMMUNOLOGY

Maryam Khodary

Program Administrator
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Allergy & Immunology
Residency & Fellowship Training Program (R4+)
residency.clinicalimmunology [at] mcgill.ca

CARDIOLOGY

Anju Patel

Program Administrator
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Cardiology
Residency & Fellowship Training Program (R4+)
residency.cardiology [at] mcgill.ca

DERMATOLOGY

Melissa Puliga

Student Affairs Coordinator
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Dermatology
Residency & Fellowship Training Program (R4+)
residency.dermatology [at] mcgill.ca

ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM

Cynthia Libertella

Student Affairs Coordinator
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Endocrinology & Metabolism
Residency & Fellowship Training Program (R4+)
residency.endocrinology [at] mcgill.ca

GASTROENTEROLOGY

Student Affairs Coordinator
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Gastroenterology
Residency & Fellowship Training Program (R4+)
residency.gastroenterology [at] mcgill.ca

GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE

Lina Berzane

Student Affairs Coordinator
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ General Internal Medicine
Residency & Fellowship Training Program (R4+)
residencygim [at] mcgill.ca

GERIATRIC MEDICINE

Anne-Saraï Alvarez-Oliva

Student Affairs Coordinator
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Geriatric Medicine
Residency & Fellowship Training Program (R4+)
residency.geriatrics [at] mcgill.ca

HEMATOLOGY

Maryam Khodary

Program Administrator
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Hematology
Residency & Fellowship Training Program (R4+)
residency.hematology [at] mcgill.ca

MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Emily Wicks

Student Affairs Coordinator
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
Residency & Fellowship Training Program (R4+)
residency.medmicro [at] mcgill.ca

MEDICAL BIOCHEMISTRY

Maryam Khodary

Program Administrator
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Medical Biochemistry
Residency Training Program (R4+)
residency.medicalbiochemistry [at] mcgill.ca

NEPHROLOGY

Student Affairs Coordinator
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Nephrology
Residency & Fellowship Training Program (R4+)
residency.nephrology [at] mcgill.ca

RESPIRATORY MEDICINE

Cynthia Libertella

Student Affairs Coordinator
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Respiratory Medicine
Residency & Fellowship Training Program (R4+)
residency.respirology [at] mcgill.ca

RHEUMATOLOGY

Nellie Eugenio

Student Affairs Coordinator
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Rheumatology
Residency & Fellowship Training Program (R4+)
residency.rheumatology [at] mcgill.ca

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